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Hockwold Parish Registers before 1813
Introduction
The Norfolk Record Office is currently situated at Gildengate House, Anglia Square, Norwich and will be relocated in 2003 to the new site at County Hall when this is completed. The NRO hold a tall, narrow, battered book on the front of which is written
Hockwold Parish Registers
which represents the oldest of parochial records I have seen yet. The reference is PD 311/1, but in view of the state of the book, it is better to use the microfilm version on reel MF 783 Part 4. There is a note by the NRO that the register covers Baptisms 1640 – 1789, Marriages 1662-1754 and Burials 1658-1789. It also says that the register is defective up to 1663. The reason for this will be explained below.
The material which follows has been transcribed by me, and readers must be aware that I might make mistakes; if any mistakes are spotted, please tell me, Dan Jones. The seventeenth-century versions of Graham and Keith had their own views on what people’s names were and how they were spelled. This is a period where illiteracy was widespread, and there was no such thing as the proper spelling for anything. The Christian name ‘Peter’ can be found as ‘Peeter’, ‘Petter’, ‘Petr’ or any other combination fancied by the writer. Contractions were frequent, with the elided letters indicated by a little flourish, for example Rect’r for Rector. Sometimes it is hard to tell these flourishes from odd scratches.
To help with finding individuals, a list containing the standardised version of their names and details will be added after the register itself. This list will be in alphabetical order of surname.
Two Parishes and one manor
Up until the seventeenth century, there were two parishes and two ministers here, a Rector for St. Peter Hockwold, and a Vicar for St. James Wilton. From 1354 Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, was patron of St. James, and continued as patrons of the combined parishes after the union. Some of the ministers were fellows of the college. The last independent ministers were William Smythe for Hockwold, and Thomas Randolph for St. James. The first joint minister was Rector William Lyng MA, who was here from 1666 to 1679. Despite this union, separate registers were kept for the two parishes. East Anglia was well known as a centre of puritan sentiment before, during and after the Civil War. The reorganisation of the parishes may be connected with the re-introduction of Anglican control after the restoration of Charles II and, particularly, with the Act of Uniformity 1662.
From a much earlier period, the village was governed as one entity by the lords of the Manor of Hockwold cum Wilton. By the seventeenth century, the manorial court was being held at the New Inn. Some owners of old houses in the village may find that the title to their property was originally ‘copy hold’: that is, possession was proved by having a copy of the entry in the register of the ‘Court Baron’ of the manor. The records of this Court survive and are a valuable source of village history.
The Registers
The registers are handwritten using a quill pen (sometimes in need of sharpening), and black ink made out of things like soot, lampblack and gum. It has lasted well, but there are outbreaks of blots, scribbles and doodles (and a large hole out of the side of some pages - mice?). The script is a version of ‘Secretary Hand’ a kind of writing half way between mediaeval black letter and copperplate. It was much in use at this time for official documents, and can be seen for example, in many Norwich Corporation documents. There is more than one writer of the registers, and each has his own quirks of style. This raises the question of who actually wrote the book. It was not the minister, it may have been a curate, but was probably either a clerk, if they had one, or a churchwarden. More work is needed here.
It looks as though this is meant to be the first Hockwold parish register within the newly combined parishes. However, some entries are earlier than 1666, this is discussed further below, and the register itself starts with a note apparently written in 1664, two years before the merger. The register begins with a reference to William Smythe, and the entries before 1666 refer only to Hockwold. Both churches continued in use and these baptisms, burials and marriages seem to have been carried out at St. Peter’s. On one page, the burial of a minister in 1834 was first written as being in Hockwold Church, but this was scratched out, and Wilton substituted.
For the time being, work will concentrate on transcribing this book as it is. Later there may be time to look at other sources such as the Bishop’s Transcripts – parish information sent to the bishop, or even to look for any remains of registers from the two parishes before their union. Once or twice, the parish is referred to as Hockwold Town (or Towne) but this is a little courtesy. Although the village had a good population – about 1,000 at a time when, say, Dorchester had 2,000 inhabitants – the village did not govern itself as a town would, it was under the control of the Hockwold-cum-Wilton Manorial Court described above.
Please note that the word written ‘ye’ is pronounced ‘the’, even in ‘Ye Olde Tea Shoppe’. This is because the first letter is not y but the remains of an Anglo-Saxon letter called Thorn, obviously, a ‘th’ sound. The only time it is pronounced ‘ye’ is when it is the plural of you, as in ‘Oh ye of little faith.’ There are some echoes of the Norfolk dialect of three hundred years ago – ‘made up’ is written ‘made yup’. Some of the pages are littered with little calculations where the date of birth is deducted from the date of death. I have left one of these on the flyleaf as an example.
Page 1
The first page, a sort of flyleaf, contains a ‘Memorandum’, notes about some of the ministers. Our minister was, and is, the Rector of Hockwold, and the Vicar of Wilton. A rector did the same job as a vicar, but used to have more control over his sources of income. Each parish provided money for the minister in a variety of ways, and some livings were worth a great deal more than others. It will probably be possible to find out more about the sums involved here, and there is the added interest of the involvement of a certain Cambridge college.
The first name, William Smythe, the last independent Rector of Hockwold, is followed by ‘Vir non’ which is Latin for ‘A man without’ but I am not sure of the next word, hence the (?). The intention is to say what a good chap he was, a man without faults. This is followed by another name, written with a different and inferior pen, which looks something like William Snack. I am not sure who he can be because Mr Smythe was buried in January 1665/66, and William Lyng became Rector and Vicar in 1666. Perhaps Mr Snack was a temporary appointment.
The letters D.D. stand for Doctor of Divinity, on the next page A:B: is for an ordinary degree.
The original Christian dating system, the Julian Calendar, was flawed and the Catholic Church produced a revised version, the Gregorian, in 1582, which included leap years to get around the fact that the Earth’s orbit took 365.25 days (or thereabouts). Being a staunchly Protestant country, England refused to have anything to do with this early EU interference, and continued with a calendar which grew steadily more out of true. The correction was not made until 1752. This in itself will only cause difficulties if some foreign source is used to compare with our records. There is, however, a more irritating problem.
The Gregorian calendar placed the start of the year firmly on January 1st. England, however, persisted in placing the start of the year nine months from the birth of Christ, that is, on Lady day, 25th March. The only remnant of this practice now is the oddity that the Tax Year starts on the 5th April. Before all this was tidied up, there was the situation that, for example, the month after December 1714 was January 1714, and the month after March 1714 was April 1715. Educated people were aware of the possible confusion and adopted the habit of using both versions of the year. This explains why Dr. Macro is recorded below as dying on 17th March 1743/4. The curious date of ‘twentieth six’ comes from the practice of saying such a number as ‘six and twentieth’.
Memdm/
Mr William Smyth minister of ye town Bur Jan 4
For 33 yrs Vir non Silrnd (?) 1665
Mr William Snack (?)
Mr William Lyng Rector Bur Jan 16
1 679
Mr Lancaster Topcliffe Rectr Bur June 22
1720
Thomas Macro D:D: Rector died at Yarmouth Mar 17
1743/4
Thomas Eglinton D:D: Rector of
Hockwold died April 14, 1746
And was buried in the Chancel of Hockwold
Church April:18 --------------------------------------------------
The Revrd William Adamson was instituted
To the Rectory of Hockwold with Wilton
the first day of October 1746 and died the
fourth day of September 1781 and was
buried in the Chancel at Hockwold
Mr Edw. White Rector of Hockwold w Wilton
Died on Monday the twentieth Day
Of October 1805 and Buried at
Wilton in the Chancel on the
Twentieth six Day of October
1740
1679
61
The Revd Henry Tilney Rector of Hockwold
Instituted
died Saturday 1 November 1834
buried in the Chancel of (Hockwold – deleted) Wilton Church on
south side of the alter
The Revd W. H. Hauson Rector of
Hockwold cum Wilton died at Jersey
Oct: 13th 1860 – and was buried there
On the 20th
Page 2
A curate was an assistant priest paid by the Minister. Some rich ministers had all their work done by curates; other busy ministers employed a curate to assist them. It looks as if church work had become quite busy enough here in the eighteenth century to warrant their employment. Roger Sturgeon also signed the Wilton Register on the same day.
Roger Sturgeon a:b: Curate of ye Parish
June 28th 1740
John Belchier a:b: Curate
of this parish
Dec:30:1744
Page 3
The Register now contains an explanation for the fact that the records are deficient up to 1664. There were various earlier documents, but somehow there was a break between about 1640 to 1664, possibly to do with the Civil War. A new register was started – this one – and efforts were made to try to remember what happened in the gap, and it seems clear that someone went to the larger families asking about the births of their children. This section is a muddle of names and dates. The MA stands for Memorandum, ‘ff’ is used as a capital F. Do not expect to find modern punctuation. It is a pity that the earlier documents are not around – or perhaps I just have not found them yet. The entry for Richard Morly shows that he was baptised on April 24th, but the year has been left off except for the 1.
1664
Hockwolde
Towne
Register
MA: The parchment Register
Is continued to ye yerre 1660;
ffor christenings and for marriages
To ye yerre 1603, and for burials
To ye yerre 1603 afterwarde they
are continued with some intermissions
to ye yerre 1640, in an old registr
in quarto; ffrom thence there happened
a grate and wide breach wch coulde
nott by all industry be made upp
Such loose papers as could be gained
Are here inserted ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Andrew Gerrard and Judith – married – Septm 29: 1662
Preten Cooper and Jane – married – June 9 1663
Thomas Kempe & Margrate – married – octobr 28 1662
Christopher Driair & Winn – married – Sept:29 1662
Edmund ye sonn of Edm & Marrable May 9 1663
Smyth baptised
Wm ye sonn of Edm: & Marrable Smyth bap: Sept:14:1657
Ann ye daughter of Ed: & Marrable Smyth bapt Septem 15 1653
Edmund ye sonn of Wm & Rose Graine bap – Jan 1 1660
Ann ye daughtr of Wm & Rose Graine bapt decm 20 1663
Margaret Coopr ye daughter of Preten bap Jan 1 1662
Mary ye daughtr of Preten bap Sept 27 1662
John of Christopher & Winn Driaer bap May 15 1663
Thomas of Wm & ffrances Barnarde bapt June 24 1661
Wm of Wm & Elizabeth Nevill bapt – ffeb 24 1656
Thomas of Wm & Eliz: Nevill bapt – Jun 6 1660
John of Thomas & Bridget Wiet bapt ffeb 2 1662
Mary of John and Ann Secker bapt – Sep:14 1659
Thomas of Thomas & Bridget Morly bap Nov:4 1661
Ann of Wm & Allice Siegoe bapt ffeb:4 1662
ffrances of Edw & Sarah Ollitt bap – dec:23 1655
Thomas of Sarah & Edw Ollitt bapt Oct 14 1660
John of Edw & Sarah Ollitt bap – Mar 3 1661
Sarah of Edw: & Sarah Ollitt bap – May 31 1663
Edward of Osbirt & Susan Stallion bap Octob 5 1662
Nathaniel of Nathan & Elizab: Golde bap Nov 4 1662
Thomas of Nathan & Elizab: Golde bap Jun 4 1662
Margarat of Nath: & Elizab: Golde bap dec:18 1652
Abraham of Nat: & Eliz: Golde bap – Octo:14 1649
Sarah of John & Sarah Bagly bapt – May 1 1661
John ye sonn of John & Sarah Bagley bap Jan 31:1662
Sarah of John & Ann Younger bapt Dec 1st 1654
John of John & Ann Younger bapt Apr 15 1652
Ann of John Younger & Ann: bapt – July 14 1656
Mary of John & Ann Younger bapt – ffeb 14 1651
Thomas of Thomas & Margarat Wiet bap novem 24 1662
Ann of Thos: Ollitt & Ann his wife bap May 3 1648
Elizabeth of Tho: Ann Ollitt bap May 30 1653
Mary of Tho & Ann Ollitt bap Jan 12 1657
Wm of James & Amy Richardson bap Sept 17 1656
James of James & Amy Richardson bap Octob 20 1658
Mary of James & Amy Richardson bap ffeb 21 1660
Amy of James & Amy Richardson bap ffeb 4 1662
Grace of John & Ann Palmer bap – Mar 21 1647
Abraham of Abraham & Alice Morly bap Octob 13 1654
Richard of Abraham & Allice Morly bap Apr 24 1
Page 4
The six children recorded for Thomas and Mary Davy are representative of an age when most married women were pregnant for much of their married lives. Katherine Hodson is described as ‘ye Eddr’ meaning ‘The Elder’. The burial of Elizabeth the daughter of Elizabeth Kittingham is recorded, as is the burial a year later of Osbert the son of Osbert Kittingham. However, at this stage it is not possible to say whether Elizabeth was married to Osbert, or that there were two related families. Notice that there is a lady called Mrs Minn, this is not the common courtesy of today; ‘Mistress’ was a title given to the wife of a man important enough in his trade or calling to be called ‘Master’. In 1665/6, the Rector is referred to as ‘Mr Wm Smyth’. Then there is Osbert Spratt who is described as ‘gent’ and ‘Gentleman’ and so has a recognised social position superior even to a ‘Master’. The Minns and the Spratts were part of a village aristocracy.
This page continues to 1663 and, suspiciously, ends exactly at the foot of the page, 1664 starting at the top of the next page. The entries on this page are still muddled, and mainly record burials, perhaps there had been a separate list of these. This means that prior to 1664, the registers cannot be considered at all complete, in fact even some items such as the date are missing from a few of the entries.
Mary of Thomas & Mary Davy bap Aug 15 1640
John of Thomas & Mary Davy bap Aug 20 1644
Amie of Thomas & Mary Davy bap Apr 27 1651
Ann of Thomas & Mary Davy bap Aug 22 1653
Susanna of Thomas & Mary Davy bap Mar 24 1655
Thomas of Thomas & Mary Davy bap Mar 12 1657
Ann ye daughter of John Sieke buried Octob 14 1662
Diana ye wife of Wm Dibdil bur Novem 1 1662
John ye sonn of Tho Morly bur Octob 2 1662
Simon ye sonn of John Palmer bur ffeb:4 1662
Allice ye daughtr of John Laurance bur ffeb 6 1662
Wm Dibdill buried July 16 1662
Katherine Hodson ye Eddr buried Apr 29 1663
Richard ye son of Preston Coopr buried July 8 1662
Thomas ye sonn of Preston Coopr buri – decem 22 1660
Elizabeth ye daughter of Eliz: Kittingham bur Jun 11 1662
Edw Gattaway - - - buried Mar 18 1661
Osbert ye sonn of Osb: Kittingham bur June 13 1663
1658
Thomas Neville was - - - - - - - - - Bur: 20 decembr
Elizabeth Golde ye daughtr of Nath & Eliz. Buried 20 decem
William Gages Buried: 31 decem
Thomas Morley ye sonn of Thomas Buried 26 Novemb
Mrs Frances Minn buried 31 decem
Robert Spillman bur: 22 octob
Doroth ye daughtr of Ocbert Neville bur 9 Octob
John ye sonn of Wm Breves and Rose bur 17 Novem
Ann ye wife of Robert Pidgeon bur 6 ffeb
Ann ye daughtr of John Newall bur 28 Janua
1659
Osberte Spratt gent was bur 15 March
Arthur ye sonn of Robert & Ursula Seckor bur 21 March
Joane ye wife of Thomas Williamson bur 6 April
Elizabeth ye daughtr of Edw Ollett bur 17 April
Mary ye daughtr of Tho: & Mary Juliasons bur 21 April
Christopher ye sonn of Edw. Prockle bur 26 Apr
Dianna ye daughtr of Edm. Bealis bur 31 May
Elizabeth ye wife of John Newall buri 3 June
1663
Ann of Thomas Kempe & Margrate bapt 2 August
Margrate of Jo Slate & Margarite bapt 11 Aug
Elizabeth of Henry & Elizabeth Hysubie
Jo Cist bur 23 July
Ann of John & Mary Soule bur 10 Aug
Elizab: of Henry & Ann Houlden bap 23 Aug
Elizab: of John & ffrancas Morly bap
Elizab: of Robert & Eliz Barrett bap 2 Octob
Ye daughter of James Richardson bap 1 Jann
Ann ye daughtr of John & Ann Sicker bap 20 Jan
Jane ye wife of priscillan Coopr bur 6 Novem
Thomas ye sonn of Wm Graves 28 decem
John Gerrarde & Ann Palmr Married 28 Octob
Priscillan Coopr & Gilberte Married 2 ffeb
Margrate of Thomas & Margrat Wisle bap 30 March
Page 5
The Register now starts in earnest and is written up once a year in arrears - all the baptisms first, then the marriages, then the burials. As mentioned above the ‘year’ 1664 runs from what we would call April 1664 to March 1665. In order to show their loyalty to the newly restored king, they now head each year with the king’s regnal year. However, as Parliament had decided that the reign of Charles II started the day after the death of Charles I, 1664 is already the sixteenth year of his reign even though the Restoration took place in 1660.
The Latin form of Charles is Carolus, as they wish to use the genitive form i.e. to say ‘the year of Charles’ they wrote Caroli, or sometimes, confusingly, Carolj as a final i in numbers was often written as a j. I am at a loss to understand why they should write ‘2dj ‘ for ‘Second’, perhaps it is ‘secundi’. However, the heading ‘Anno Caroli 2dj 16’ means ‘In the sixteenth year of the reign of Charles II.’.
A descendent of the Pease family has written to the Web site from New Zealand.
You will see that ‘y’ is sometimes written for ‘ie’ and that ‘u’ and ‘v’ can be exchanged – the name ‘Davy’ is also written ‘Dauie’ on the same line.
The laissez-faire attitude to the spelling of ‘Margaret’ continues …
Anno Caroli
2dj 16 1664
Kempe ~ John of Thomas & Margriat Kempe bap 3 Apr
Lawrence ~ John of John & Eliz: Lawrance bap 20 June
Bacon ~ Ann of Edm & Alice Bacon ~ bap 7 July
Dennis ~ John of John & Dorothy Dennis bap 5 Aug
Sperar ~ Thomas of Thos & Mary Sperar ~ bap 30 Aug
Golde ~ Elizab: of Nath & Eliz: Golde bap 17 Sept
Kittringham ~ John of Osb & Joanne Kittringh~ bap 24 Sep
Pease ~ Thomas of Wm: & Ann Pease bap 13 octob
Morly ~ John of tho: & Bridgitt Morly ~ bap: 14 Nov
Graves ~ Rebecca of Wm & Rose Graves bap 29 Jan:
Stallon ffrancis of Osb: & Susanna Stallon bap. 15 ffeb
Bagley ~ John of John & Sarah Bagley bap 8 Jan
Neville John of Osb: & Magr: Neville bap 1 May
Whitebrade John Whitebrade & Eliz: Kettringha Mar 7 July
Cartr ~ John Cartr & Eleanor Palmr Mar 29 dec
Lawson Rallph Lawson bur 5 June
Newhall John Newhall bur 17 ffeb
1665 (from October) and 1666 were years of plague in Norwich and other parts of the county. Although we may have got off lightly, there are six adult burials in 1665, all after October, and three in 1666. In 1667 there is only one adult burial.
Anno
Carolj 2dj 1665
17
Bernarde ~ Elizabeth of Wm & ffrancis Bernard bap 18 June
Secker ~ Barnaby of Nicholas & Margrate Seckr bap 18 June
Seagoe ~ Sarah of Wm & Alice Seagoe bap 25 Sep
Lawson ~ Elizab. of Richard & Alice Lawson bap 29 Sep
Sutton ~ Ann of John & Elizab. Sutton bap 29 Sept
Maskett ~ Andrew of Andrew & Ursuly Mashett bapt 18 Nov
Hacon ~ Mary of John & Mary Hacon bapt 21 Jan
West ~ Thomas of Robt: & Mary West bap 11 Feb
Stallon ~ Francis of Osb: & Susan Stallon bap 27 Feb
West ~ Thomas of Tho: & Bridgett bap 20 May
West ~ John of Tho: & Margrat West bap 6 Jan
Jacolde Jude wife of Andrew Jacolde burj 22 Nov
Smythe Marble ye wife of Edm: Smyth bur 30 Nov
Smyth Mr Wm Smyth minister of ye towne
ffor 33 years vir non Silend~ bur 4 Jan
Newhall Elizabeth ye wife of Wm Newhall bur 10 Jan
Newell ~ fflory ye wife of Edm: Newell bur 14 ffeb
Davi John Dauie bur 19 May
Page 6
A member of the Watts family at ‘The Hall’ is buried. As ever, any penultimate ‘e’ can be elided so ‘Roger’ becomes ‘Rogr’. At times the handwriting now becomes somewhat florid, and enthusiastic loops lead to confusion. The writer gets confused too, and in some cases has to overwrite months or names. Where the surname occurs twice in a line, it is sometimes written differently the second time (vide dockin). It may be that some of these surnames will not be certain until confirmed with a second source, such as a will.
Anno
Carolj 2dj 1666
18
Bacon Judith of Edm & Alice Bacon bap 3 June
Spinar John of Tho: & Mary Spinar bap 1 July
Lawrence Ann of Mary & Elizab Lawrence bap 25 August
Pease Wm of Wm & Anne Pease bap 17 decem
Newell Charles of Wm & Mary Newell bap 17 March
Goulde Nathaniel Goulde bur 25 May
Blomfeilde Elizabeth ye wife of Thomas Blomfeilde bur 13 decem
Banham Robert ye sonn of Edw: Banham bur 3 ffeb
Watts ~ Rogr att ye hall bur 18 ffeb
Smyth Edm Smyth & Ann Mar 25 May
Gosse John Gosse & Elizabeth Thickpenny Mar 27 decem
For 1667/8, the note of the King’s regnal year becomes even briefer.
Car 2d 1667
19
Statton Elizabeth of Osbert & Susan Stallon bap 23 July
Sutton, Edmunde of Wm Sutton & Elizabeth bap 25 Aug
Newell Robert ye sonn of Wm Newell bur 13 Jan
Towler John of John & Jane Towler bap 1 Mar
Lawrence Ann ye daughtr of John Lawrence bur 4 Novem
Bellamy Rose ye wife of John Bellamye bur 4 October
Bagley Ann of John & Sarah Bagley bap 29 May
Smyth Edmund of Edm: & Eliz Smyth bap 27 May
dockin George Dockinn & Joanne Outlaw Mary: 4 Janu
In 1668 there are two strange duplications in the baptism records for West and Constable. The names are the same, but the date of baptism has been changed. This may be an error, or perhaps some fault in the original baptisms. However, given the high child mortality, perhaps the two second entries should have been for burial, not baptisms.
Anno 1668
Caroli 2di
20
Verdon(?) Thomas Verdon ye sonn of Thomas & Jane bapt 19 April
Barnarde Wm Barnarde ye sonn of Wm & ffranes bapt 26 Aprile
Cooper Joane Cooper widow - - - - - - buried 5 Maye
Kittringham Amy ye daughtr of Thomas & Margaret burid 22 Maye
Pepperby Susanna ye daughtr of Henry bapt 5 June
Harper Elizabeth ye daughtr of John Harpr bap: 7 June
Kempe Mary ye daughtr of Thomas & Margrat bapt 14 June
Weste Mary ye daughtr of Robert and Mary bapt 12 July
Weste Robart* ye sonn of Thomas and Margarat bapt 2 August
Lawrence Henry ye sonn of John & Elizabeth bapt 2 August
Constable John** ye sonn of John and Mary bapt 9 Aug:
Cheverill Robert Cheverill & Elizabeth Cooke Marrid 17 June
West Robart* ye sonn of Thomas and Margarat bapt 20 September
Constable John** ye sonn of John and Mary bapt 20 Septem
Sutton Richard ye sonn of John and Elizabeth bapt 27 Sept
Spencer Sarah ye daughter of Thomas and Mary bapt 4 Octob
Smyth Jeremyah ye sonn of Edmond & Mary bapt 21 Octob
The same child buried ~ ~ ~ ~ buri: 24 Octob
Pory – Thomas Pory and Mary Younger mar: 17 novem
Burklis Thomas Burklis and Lidia Pooly mar 20 novem
Salfe Edw: Salfe and Magrat Dilly Mar mar 30 Novem
Page 7
This page has the burial of the ‘relict’ (= middle class widow) of the late Rector, William Smyth who had died in January 1665, that is, three years earlier. Although the register seems to continue in the same hand for 1669, the date is now reversed – e.g. instead of 20 April we have Apr 20. For the first time we have a secular occupation mentioned – Richard Lawson is a carpenter. We also find the burial of the parish clerk, John Bellamy. As the handwriting does not change, it was not he who was writing the register.
1668
Bullen – Sarah ye wife of Alen Bullen Bur 7 Octob
Wist – Ann ye daughtr of Thomas & Bridget bapt 29 Nov:
Salter – Edward ye sonn of John & Magrat bapt 30 nov
Secker – John Secker ye husband of Ann - Burid 18 Decem
Stallion – Susannah ye daughtr of Osbert & Susannah Bapt 1 Jan
Newell – Osbirt Newell buried ~ ~ ~ buried 21 Jan
Newell – Henry ye sonn of Wm & Mary Newell bapt 30 Jan
Gatte – Elizabeth ye daughtr of John Gatte & Eliz: bapt 30 Jan
Secker – Nicholas Secker buried 20 ffebr
Smyth – Mrs Mathia ye Relict of Wm Smyth Rect buried 14 March
Ollett – Mary Ollett widow - buried 29 March
Car: 2d 1669
21
Newell – Jane Newell widow buried Apr 20
Barnarde – Wm ye sonn of Wm Barnarde buried Apr 22
Stephens – Ann ye daughter of Robert & Ann Bapt May 9
The same infant buried buried May 9
Jesse – Elizabeth ye daughter of John buried June 9
Denton – Robert Denton and Elizabeth Thickpenny Married June 10
Cooper – Thomas The sonn of John & Ursula Cooper buried June 12
Lawson – Richard Lawson Carpenter buried June 18
Breckles – Elizabeth ye daughtr of Thomas and Lde Bapt July 25
Liblon – Elizabeth ye daughter of Richard & Margarat Bapt July 25
Pease – Robert ye sonn of Wm & Ann Bapt Aug 8
West – Thomas ye sonn of Thomas & Bridget bur: Oct 25
West – Ann ye daughter of Thomas & Bridget nou(?): Oct 15
Bagley – Thomas the sonn Of John & Sarah bapt decem:5
Barnett – Henry Barnett bur: Jan 8
Stallyon – Susannah ye wife of Osbert Stallyon bur: Jan 17
Constable – Mary ye daughtr of John & Mary bapt Jan 20
West – Margerat ye daughtr of Thomas & Mary bapt Jan 18
Stallyon of Osbert buried
Newell – Margrat Newell buried widow bur May 31
Gosse – Elizabeth Gosse ye wife of Thomas bur June 5
Anno
Carolj 22d 1670
Sagoe – Margreat ye daughtr of Wm & Alice bapt Apr 28
Constable – John ye sonn of John & Mary bur May 16
Kempe – Thomas ye sonn of Thomas & Marg bapt Apr 18
Newell Edmund Newell buri Apr 21
Bellamy – John Bellamy clerke of ye parich buried Aug 12
Hooker – Ann ye daughtr of ffrancis & Margriat bapt Oct 09
Bull Thomas Bull and Ann Lawson Mar 18 Octo
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Edmund Bacon has appeared before, but now he has the title of Gent, this is only the second mentioned. The year 1671 is headed ‘Ab Annut’ which means ‘from the annunciation’, another reminder that this, 25th March, was the start of the year at this time. It is interesting to note that Richard Liblon was widowed on December 12, and re-married May 15 following. His wife is Elizabeth Whitbread (however it is spelt) and a John Whitbread had died the previous Mar 1st.
Anno 1670
Carolj sdi
22o
Towler – Thomas ye sonn of John & Jane bapt Octo 23
Harrow – Roger ye sonn of Roger & Alice bapt Nov: 5
Smyth Margable ye daugh: of Edm & Agnes bap Nov: 15
Richardson – Wm ye sonn of Osbert & Alice bur Nov: 21
Bacon John ye sonn of Edm: Bacon gent bap Nov 29
Holden Thomas ye sonn of Henry & Alice bap Dec 11
Liblon Margriat ye wife of Richard Liblon burrid dec:12
Dockwin – George Dockwin buri: Jan 8
Pigeon Elizabeth ye daughtr of Wm & Mary bur: ffeb 7
Whytibride – John Whitibride bur Mar 1
Lawrence Elizabeth ye wife of John bur Mar 1
Salte Margriat ye daugh: of Edw, & Marg bapt Mar:14
Hacon – John Hacon buri Mar 15
Weste – Wm the sonn of Wm and Ann bapt Apr 02
Anno ------------
Carolj Ab Annut: 1671
23o -----------
Beaste John ye sonn of John Beast burid Ap 01
West – Wm the sonn of Thomas & Ann bur: Ap 05
Lawrence – John Lawrence & Sarah Rowe Marr Apr 22
Youngs – Robert Youngs & Ann Watts marr Apr 24
ffarow Roger ye sonn of Roger & Alice buri May 10
Libbons Richard Libbons & Eliza: Whiatbreade Mar May 15
Banham Edw: ye sonn of Edw: & Mary bapt May 15
Thickpenny – Thomas Thickpenny & Kath Cooper Marr:May 26
West – Elizabeth ye daughtr of Robert & Mary bapt June 18
Beckles John ye sonn of Thomas & Ledia bapt July 23
Garrod – John Garrod buri July 30
Barnard Wm ye sonn of Wm & ffrancis bapt Jul 30
Pease Robert ye sonn of Wm & Ann buri: Aug 01
Halon Mary ye wife of John Halon bur: Aug 09
Pease Wm ye sonn of Wm & Ann buri: Aug 09
Sutton Richard ye sonn of John & Elizab: buri: Aug 06
Reeve Sarah ye daughtr of Wm & Sarah bapt Aug13
Barnard ye sonn Wm & ffrances buri Aug 24
Spenas (?) Dorchas dau John & Mary bapt Aug27
Olitt Sarah ye daughter of Edw & Sarah bur Aug 30
Houlden Elizabt ye daughter of Henry & Eliza bur Sept 14
Multiward ffrancis Multiwarde & Ann Garrod Marri Oct 26
Bepperby (?) francis ye daughter of Henry & Elizab bapt Nov 19
Lawrence Sarah ye daughter of John & Sarah bapt Dec 19
Dorkin Mary Dorkin ye same infant bapt Dec 20
Bur Dec 28
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The spelling of Margaret continues to be a puzzle, Mrs (i.e. Mistress) Pratt, one of the local gentry, dies. Humphrey Cranvill is also spelled Cranvil on the same line, so what hope have we for accuracy? William and Magrat were married on the 29th but was it really October, or should that be February? Poor Edward Ollett lost his child and then his wife by October. However, he married Elizabeth Golde in the following January. This is the second case of very quick remarriages, and this must be a feature of country life at this time.
1671
Olett Mary Olett bur 10 Jan
Smyth Ann ye wife of Edm Smyth bur 16 Jan
Cooper Isabell ye daughter of Jo Coper bur 5 ffeb
Ab: Annunt 1672
Anno
Carolj 24o
Cranvill Humphrey Cranvil buried 22 April
Stallon Osbert ye sonn of Osbert Stallon buried 23 April
Saiker Mercy ye daughter of Rob & Alice bapt 1 May
Clarke ~ Wm Clarke and Margriat Holmes married 16 May
Amys – Ann ye daughter of Thomas & Margrat bapt 28 May
Salter Allen the son of John & Ann his wife bapt 9 Jun
Elizabeth ye daughter of John & Ann bapt 9 Jun
Thickpenny Katherine ye wife of Thomas, immature(?) buried 16 June
Pease ~ Anne the daughter of Wm and Anne bapt 29 June
Bagley John ye son of John and Sarah immature (?) buried 31 June
Salter – Elizabeth ye daughter of John & Margaret buried 6 July
Kempe Margriat ye daughter of Thomas & Margrat bapt 7 July
Peskes ~ Wm Peskes Singleman buried 28 July
Pease – Ann ye daughter of Wm & Ann buried 1 Aug
Sacker Mercy ye daughter of Robert & Alice buried 3 Aug
Ollet – Ann ye daughter of Edw & Sarah bap 25 Aug
Aylmer – Mary ye daughter of John & Dorothy bapt 1 Sept
Pratt – Mrs Pratt gentlewoman buried 3 Sept
Ollet – Ann Ollet an infant buried 15 Sept
Newale John ye sonn of John & Elizabeth bapt 22 Sept
Teste – Jermy Teste & Elizabeth Gazely married 24 Sept
Ollet – Sarah ye wife of Edw Ollett buried 1 Octobr
Asping – Robert Asping & Margt Warman married 6 Octob
Smarte – John Smarte & Mary Coope Mar 10 Oct
Lawrence – Elizabeth ye daughter of John & Sarah bapt 10 Novem
West – Thomas ye sonn of Thomas & Bridget bapt 27 Dec
Ollett – Edw: Olett & Elizabeth Golde Married 12 Jan
Chapman Johanna, ye daughter of Spencar(?) and Mary bapt 16 Jan
Lawrence Elizabeth ye daughter of John Burried 20 Jan
James – Susanna ye daughter of Wm & Susan bapt ffeb 11
Banham Wm ye sonn of Edw & Mary bab(sic) ffeb 23
Osborne – Wm Osborne & Margrat Watts married 29 Octob(sic)
Lunn; John ye sonn of John & Margrat bapt 30 Mar
Sutton. Elizabrth ye wife of Wm Sutton burd 30 March
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Here is a chap called Sygrolphus James, a Christian name I have not met before; there were many Dutch and Walloon protestant refugee families in Norwich at this time, is this the source? Several words have the penultimate ‘e’ elided e.g. Saltr and Cartr for Salter and Carter. This was common at this time.
Anno Carolj 25o
Ab Annunt: 1673 ab Annum
1674
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Clarke(?) – Magrat Daughtr of Wm & Margarat, bapt 4 May
Salte – Allen ye sonn of John & Margarat bur 7May
Bennett – Wm ye sonn of Robert & Elizabeth Bap 29 May
Lunn – John ye sonn of John; & Margarat bur 3 June
Reeve – Mary ye daughter of Wm & Sarah bapt: 15 June
Sutton – Wm Sutton & Mary Goodwin Mar 24 June
Stallon Elizabeth the daughter of Osbirt & Elizabeth bap 1 July
Sacker Alice ye daughter of Robert & Alice bapt 13 July
Tyle(?) – Elizabeth ye daughter of Jeremie & Elizabeth bur 5 Aug
Pease – Thomas ye son of Wm & Ann bapt 24 Aug
Barnarde – ffrancis (sic) ye daughter of William & ffrancis bapt 7 Sept
Osborne – Ann & Dorothy daughters of Wm & Margrat bapt 14 Octob
Newall Jane ye daughter of John & Elizabeth bapt 26 Oct
Largent Katharine ye wife of John buried 20 November Holden – Elizabeth ye daughter of Henry & Ann babt 23 Novem
Bagley – Thomas ye sonn of John Bagley & Sarah buri 21 January
Kellingham (?) – Robert ye sonn of ffrancis & Ann bapt 15 ffebrua
James William ye son of Sygrolphus & Ann bapt 15 March
James Elizabeth ye daughter of Wm & Susan bapt 12 April
Stallon – Martha ye daughter of Wm & Ann bapt 12 April
Anno Carolj 26o
Ab Annunt: 1674 ab Annum
1675
Saker – Wm Sakr and Elizabeth Newall Marri: June 14
Cart(e)r – John Cartr ye sonn of John & Elianor bapt Jun 21
Salt(e)r – Margriat ye daughter of John & Magr bapt June 28
Howell Thomas Howell a strangr buri July 18
Aylm(e)r Richard ye sonn of Richard & Ann bapt July 19
Whistl(e)r – Elizabeth ye daughter of Wm & Margr: bapt July 19
Lawrence James ye sonn of John & Sarah bapt Aug 2d
Kempe – Elizabeth ye daughter of Thomas & Mary bapt Aug 23
Mallett, Bartholomew Mallett & Ann Banham Marr Oct 1st
Golde, Abraham Golde & Elizabeth Wright Marr Oct 8
Skeely – Wm Skeely & Susannah Sill mar: Oct 8
Sulton Wm ye sonn of Wm & Audrey bapt Oct 18
Hepperby (?) Elizabeth ye daughter of Henry & Eliza: bapt Oct 18
Spinkes John Spinkes & Elizabeth Ollett mari dec: 15
Barnham Robert ye sonn of Edw & Mary bapt dec 26
Stallon, Elizabeth ye daughter of Osbert & Elizab buri Jan 3d
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Bagley – Sarah ye wife of John Bagley bur: Jan 19
Towell – Richard Towell & Margrat Readr Marri feb 2nd
Osborne – Wm ye sonn of Wm & Margrat bapt Mar 25
Sacker – John ye sonn of Wm & Elizab: bapt Apr 4
Reeve – Amy ye daughtr of Wm & Sarah bapt Apr 4
Breckles – Mary ye daughtr of Thomas & Lydia bapt Apr 6
In this year, poor Samuel Golde lost both his twins and his wife all within a few weeks.
Ann Carolj Ab Annunt 1675 ad Annun:
27o 1675 1676
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Pease Robert ye sonn of Wm and Ann - - bapt 2 May
Golde – Elizabeth ye wife of Abraham .. burid 22 May
Aylmer – Elizabeth ye daughtr of Gregory & Lois – bapt 30 May
Mayes – Elizabeth ye wife of Thomas Mays (sic) burid 31 May
Sacker – John Sacker burid 17 June
Mallett – Elizabeth ye daughtr of Barth: & Ann bapt 4 July
Stallon – Katherine ye daughter of At (?) & Elizabeth bapt 11 July
Golde – Nathaniel
sonn of Nat & Susan bapt 15 Aug
Mary ye daughtr
Ye same infants agajne … burid 28 Aug
Clough – Sarah ye daughtr of Samuel & Prudence bapt 29 Aug
Bull – Alice ye daughtr of Thomas & Alice bapt 29 Aug
Guttridge – May ye daughtr of Rogr & bapt 29 Aug
Golde – Susan ye wife of Nathaniel … burid 3 Sept
Aylmer – John ye sonn of John & dorothie bapt 5 Sept
Stallon – Katherine ye daughtr of Osb: burid 10 Sept
Hooker – John Hooker & Ann duffeilde marrid 3d Sept
Sacker – Widow Sacker --- buried 24 Octob
Ketteringham – Robert Ketteringham & Magrat Morris married 1 Nov
Thickpenny – Frances ye daughtr of francis & Constance bapt 21 Nov
Spinkes (?) – Thomas ye sonn of John & Elizab – bapt 12 dec
Hipperble (?) – Elizabeth wife of hinery burid 16 Dec
Sacker – John ye sonn of Rob & Alice bapt 2 Jan
Holden – John ye sonn of Hinery & Ann bapt 2 Jan
Claxton – Saule ye sonn of Thomas & Alice bapt 2 Jan
Middleton John ye sonn of Wm & Ann bapt 11 Jan
Newall – Mathew ye sonn of Wm & Mary bapt 27 feb
Holden – John ye sonn of Hen & Ann burid 28 feb
Foster – John ye sonn of Jeremy & Elizab bapt 27 March
Lawrence – Thomas ye sonn of John & Sarah bapt 9 Apr
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Anno Ab. Annunt 1676 ad
Caroli 28o Annuntiation 1677
1676
Lawrence John ye sonn of John Lawrence burid 03:April
Skeely – Wm Skeely bur: 01 May
Lunn – John Lunn ------------- bur = 29 May
Kethingham – Elizab ye daughtr of ffrancis & Ann buri 21 July
Banham – Wm Banham’s wife buri 23 July
Alderr – Mary ye daughter of Thomas & Shalr (?) bap 13 Octob
Burnett – Richard Burnett buri 13 Octob
Sutton – Mary ye daughtr of Wm & Mary bapt 3 Octob
Sutton – Mary ye wife of Wm --- buri 21 Octob
Whitherel – Thomas Witherel, Ann Youngs Marri 26 Octob
Toste (?) – John ye sonn of Jammis & Eliza buri 01 Novem
Holmes Edmund ye sonn of Edm & Ribicca bapt 26 Novem
Sacker Robert ye sonn of Wm & Elizab bapt 17 Decem
Jones – Wm Jones buri 21 decem
Clarke Ann ye wife of Thomas buri 18 Jan
Banham Edw Banham buri: 26 Jan
Breckles ffrances ye daughtr of Tho & Lydia bapt 25 ffebru
Spanhocke John Sparhoche (sic); Marge Lunn: Marri 27 ffebr
Wolden – Ann ye daughtr of Henry & Ann bapt 04 Mar
Ye same infant buri 06 Mar
Aylmer – Wm Aylmer ye sonn of Ric & Ann bapt 18 Mar
Eddowes Wid: Eddowes --- buri: 20 Mar
Newall – Robert Newall --- buri 02 Apri
The handwriting now changes, and becomes neater. This person adds an -e to Anne, and has a slightly different style. Newall should have been in 1677 as he was buried in April. I think this is the same family as Nual (or similar). The Latin heading below stands for – From the Annunciation 16 - to the Annunciation 16 -
Anno Ab Annunt: 1677 ad
Carolj 2di Annuntiationum 1678
1677
Smyth Sarah the daughter of John & Alice bapt 29 Aprill
Seckar John the sonn of Robt & Alice bur: 02 May
Oxborough William Oxborough & Emm Seckar Mar 24 May
Barnard Willm the sonn of Willm & Francis (sic) bap: 17 June
Townsend John Townsend & Prudence Davies Mar: 17 June
Kittringham Ann ye daughter of ffrancis & Anne bap: 15 July
Muskett Ursula ye wife of Andrew – bur 31 July
Wetherell Ann ye daughter of Thomas & Anne bap: 03 Aug:
Banham Anne ye daughter of Edward& Mary bap: 05 Aug:
Spinkes ffrances ye daughter of John & Elizabeth bap 02 Sep:
James Sarah ye daughter of Willm & Susan bap :23 Sep:
Banham Ann ye daughter of Edward & Mary – bur :30 Sep:
Barrett – a widow --- bur :08 Nov:
Barnard Willm ye sonn of Willm & ffrances bur 30 Nov
Newall Anne ye daughtr of John & Elizabeth bur 0i Decem
Heperby Alice ye daughter of Henry & Anne – bap 30 Dec:
Muskett Andrew Muskett & Elizabeth Goodwin Mar :04 ffeb:
Smyth Sarah ye daughter of John & Alice bur :15 ffeb:
Clough Joseph the sonn of Samuel & Prudence bap: 07 Mar:
Newall John the sonn of Willm & Mary bap :10 Mar
Berton Anne the daughter of John & Lucy bap 24 Mar
Bird (?) Sarah ye daughter of Robt & Pleasance bap :24 Mar:
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Another new hand, and a slightly different layout. Some of the entries are a little out of order. ‘Eadem’ means ‘the same’; so ‘eadem Margr’ means ‘the same Margaret’ as on the previous line. The spelling of Margaret continues to amaze, and Judah is an odd name for a girl, but the poor child becomes Judith later. Things can move fast in the village. In July 1677 Ursula Muskett dies, and widower Andrew marries Elizabeth in February 1677/8. By August 1678, little Samuel is buried, with no record of a christening.
Anno Ab Annunts 1678 ad Annuntiationem 1679
Carolj 2dj
30
1678
Mayes Thomas Mayes bur 29 Mar
Stallon Mary daughter of Osbert & Elizabeth bap 29 Mar
Vincent Elizabeth Vincent bur 4 Apr
Whistler Sarah daughter of Willm & Margaret bap 7 Apr
Pease Joseph sonn of Willm & Ann bap 21 Apr
Lawrence Elizabeth daughter of John & Sarah bap 1 May
Richardson Amy the wife of James bur 22 May
Heperby Alice daughter of Henry & Anne bur 25 May
Kittringham Judah daughter of Robt & Margrt bap 16 June
Pease Joseph Pease bur 22 June
Mallett Sarah daughter of Barth: & Anne bap 30 June
Hawrland (?) Willm sonn of Willm & Mary bap 14 July
Seckar ffrances daughter of John & Margaret bap 4 Aug
Kittringham Judeth daughter of Robt & Margart bur 23 Aug
Muskett Samuel sonn of Andrew & Elizabeth bur 25 Aug
Whitbread Tamasin Whitbread bur 12 Sep
Towell Margrett daughter of Richd & Margret bap 12 Jun
Idem Margr bur 17 Sept
Lawrence Elizabeth daughter of John & Sarah bur 1 Oct
ffuller Wid ffuller bur 28 Oct
Kittringham ffrancis sonn of Robt & Margrett bur 2 Oct
Seckar ffrances daughter of John & Margret bur 3 Oct
Lawrence Thomas sonn of John & Sarah bur 15 Oct
Pease Thomas son of Willm & Anne bur 24 Nov
Walker Henry Walker & Anne Breckles Mar 24 Nov
Holdin Henry sonn of Henry & Anne bap 15 Dec
Kemp Magrett daughter of Thom & Margrett bur 30 Nov
Davy Amy the wife of Thomas Davy bur 20 Dec
Maltaway Magratt the wife of ffrancis bur 27 Dec
Sickar Willm son of Robt & Alice bap 29 Dec
Cobb Mary the wife of Michael Cobb bur j Jan
Banham Mary daughtr of Edward & Mary bap 13 Jan
Burgis John Burgis & Grace Palmer Mar 13 Jan
Pease William Pease bur 15 Jan
Stallon Mary Daughtr of Osbert & Elizabeth bur 1 ffeb
Wace Ann Daughtr of Edmond & Amy bap 2 ffeb
ffield Alice Daughtr of John & Susan bap 2 ffeb
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Heperby Margrt Daughtr of Henry & Ann bap 9 ffeb
Constable Robrt son of John & Mary bap 14 ffeb
Heylett Mary the wife of John bur 22 ffeb
Mallett Sarah Daughtr of Barth & Anne bur 17 Mar
Anne Breckles married Henry Walker on 24th November 1679. On 26th October 1680 a daughter Anne was baptised. Sadly, Mrs Walker died on the 8th November 1680, not having been married a whole year.
The burial of the Rector William Lyng is recorded here in its proper place as well as on the fly-leaf. The Latin means “Rector of this church, a man without … ” but the last word is again indistinguishable.
Ano Carolj Ad Annuntiat 1679
2di 31o ad Annuntiationem 1680
1679
Levall Elizabeth the wife of Richard bur 2 Apr
Birch Wid Birch bur 29 Apr
Banham Wid Banham bur 10 May
Spencer Wid Spencer bur 18 May
Bullen Anne the wife of Allen bur 15 Jan
West Margratt Daughter of Thom & Margratt bur 15 Jan
Tester Elizabeth the wife of Jeremy? bur 22 Aug
Gent William Gent & Anne Davy mar 29 Aug
Best Susan Daughtr of Jeffrey & [blank] bap 2j Oct
Middleton Anne Daughter of Willm & Anne bap 26 Oct
Walker Anne Daughter of Henry & Anne bap 26 Oct
Walker Anne the wife of Henry bur 8 Nov
Smyth Mary the Daughter of John & Alice bap 9 Nov
Sargent John Sargent bur 13 Nov
Chinre(?) John of – a vagabond - bap 30 Nov
Idem [the same] bur 2 Dec
Holden Henry Holden bur 3 Jan
Spinks John son of John & Elizabeth bap 12 Jan
Lyng Willm Lyng Rect hujs Eccl vir non silendg(?) bur 16 Jan
Hurtley Wid Hurtley bur 29 Jan
Holme Edmund son of Edmund & Rebeccah bap 25 ffebr
Seckar Elizabeth daughter of John & Margaret bap 27 ffebr
Holden Henry son off Henry & Ann bur 27 ffebr
Ollett Thomas Ollett bur 2 Mar
Burgis Elizabeth daughter of John & Grace Bap 7 Mar
Spinks Thomas son of John & Elizabeth bar 2j Mar
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The entry for Waise is out of place, one wonders how this happened. The entry for Kilke is confused and the writer was not sure whether the girl’s name was Anne or Margaret.
Ano Carolj Ad Annuntiation 1680
2di 32o ad Annuntiat 1681
1680
Burgis Elizabeth daughter of John & Grace bur 12 Apr
Oxborough Thomas son of John & Emme bap 16 May
Idem bur 26 May
Kittringham Judith daughter of Robt & Margrett bap 27 Jun
Salter Margarett daughter of John & Mary bur 27 June
Wetherill Thomas son of Thomas & Anne bap 15 Aug
Pooley Robt Pooley de Cranwch & Sarah Younger Mar 18 Nov
Muskett Elizabeth daughter of Andrew & Elizabeth bap 12 Dec
Heperby Margrett Heperby daughter of Henry bur 27 Dec
Smyth Ann the wife of Edmund bur 17 Dec
Barnard ffrances the wife of Willm bur 3 Jan
Towell Mary the daughter of Richd & Marg bur 3 Jan
Kilke Anne Margaret daughter of John & Mary bap 10 Jan
Thickpenny ffrancis Thickpenny bur 30 Jan
Birdeson Thomas the son of Roger & Mary bap 27 ffebr
Waise Catherine daughter of Edw: & Mary bap 10 Oct
Ano Carolj Ad Annuntiatione .. 1681
2di 33o ad Annuntiat 1682
1681
Here we have the sad case of Mr and Mrs West dying within two months of each other. We also have a member of the Clough family who became important in Feltwell. Graues is the then current way of writing Graves.
Seckar William son of William & Elizabeth bapt 30 Mar
Idem bur j Apr
Seckar Elizabeth the wife of Willm bur 5 Apr
Wace Catherine daughter of Edm: & Amy bur 2j Apr
Clough Joseph son of Samuel & Prudence Bap 10 Apr
Constable Mary the wife of John bur 20 Apr
West Thomas West bur 25 Apr
West Bridget West the wife of the sd. Thom. Bur 4 June
Lawrence Alice the wife of John bur 10:June
Cobb Michael Cobb bur 23 June
West Mary West bur 24 June
Oxborough Willm son of Willm & Emmi Bap 12 July
Seckar Robert son of Robert & Alice Bap: 29 Aug
Graues Willm Graues bur 5 Sep
Goodson John Goodson bur 6 Sept
Seckar Alice daughter of Robert & Alice bur 17 Oct
Spinkes Silvester son of John & Elizabth Bap 2j Nov
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Gent Susan daughter of Willm & Anne Bap 2j Nov
Ollett Thomas Ollett single & Margaret Winker single Mar 18 Oct
Homes Edmund Holmes Wid & Constance Thickpenny Mar 30 Nov
Hepperby Henry Hepperby bur 9 Dec
Best Susan the wife off Jeffrey bur 17 ffeb
Towell Richard son of Richard & Margarett Bap 13 Mar
Ano Carolj Ad Annuntiation 1682
2di 34o ad Annunt. 1683
1682
A new hand starts here, but it looks like an older man, with old fashion characters.
Wace John son of Edmund & Amy bap 26 Mar
Ash William Bur 23 May
Dye John of ffeltwell & ffrancis Tyrrell singlefolk Mar 5 June
Dary Thomas Bur 21 Sep
Buller Allen bur 29 Sept
Kettringham Thomas son of Robt & Margarett Bapt 10 Oct
Lawrence John son of John & Ann Bapt 6 Oct
Lawrence John son of John & Ann Bur 8 Oct
Matthews John Bur 14 Nov
Burgess Oliver Bur 12 Jan
Richardson James Bur 30 Jan
Seckar Elizabeth daughter of John & Margaret Bur 9 Mar
Richardson John Bur 11 Mar
The regnal years of King Charles II are no longer noted from here and James II is ignored from 1685. The Latin form for the Annunciation continues to vary.
An Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1683
1683 ad Annuntiationem 1684
Kettringham: Judith Bur 10 Aprill
Dester Thomas son of Jeremiah & Dorothey Bapt 14 Sep
Dester Thomas son of Jerm: & Doro: Bur 15 Sept
Oxborough Elizabeth daughter of Will & Em Bapt 23 Sept
Spinks Elizabeth the daughter of John & Elizabeth Bapt 23 Sept
Constable John son of John Bur 24 Sept
Clough Elizabeth daughter of Sam: & prudence Bapt 7 Oct
Smith William & Margaret Sturgeon Single folk Mar 14 Oct
Ffield John & Susan son & daughter of John & Susan Bapt 8 Nov
Salter Margaret daughter of Robt & Mary Bapt 23 Dec
Lawrence John son of John & An Bapt 27 Dec
Dorking John & An Mason Singlefolks Mar 6 jan
Secker Robt son of Robt & Alice Bur 17 Jan
Holden An widow Bur 27 ffeb
Towell Samuell son of Richard & Margarett Bapt 15 Mar
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Anno Dom Ad Annuntiatione 1684
1684 ad Annuntiationem 1685
Relk Thomas son of John & Mary Bapt 1 April
Relk Thomas son of John & Mary Bur 23 Apr
Mills John & Elizabeth Miller Wid Mar 13 May
Hardy John & Mary Richardson singlefolks Mar 18 May